The debate over gun control in America reveals a sharply divided public—and while many are passionate in their opposition to guns, the issue is rarely visited on a legislative level. But the recent mass shootings in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn., have rekindled the debate over the place of guns in the U.S.

Presidential Term Professor of Economics Enrique Mendoza examines the fiscal cliff and its future significance

Blake Cole

The American economy is still recovering from the worst recession in decades. Following a presidential race largely defined by employment statistics and revenue policy, there is one thing nearly everyone agrees on: our current deficit is untenable. What, then, is the solution to America’s mounting debt problem?

Assistant Professor of Political Science Daniel Gillion measures the political effects of protest movements.

Susan Ahlborn

No one doubts that peaceful protest helped advance the Civil Rights movement. But what about more recent political protests, from anti-nuclear groups to the Million Man March to the Tea Party to Occupy Wall Street? Do they matter?

It’s a time of year when many people are thinking about giving—and, necessarily, about the best ways and places for them to give. But questions like this are not just a modern concern: Religions through the centuries have encouraged charity, and at the same time struggled with how best to care for the poor.

College senior Emily Goshey explores the Philadelphia Muslim culture.

Blake Cole

As a double major in Religious Studies and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, concentrating on Arabic and Islamic Studies, Emily Goshey, C’13, was accustomed to immersing herself in other cultures while in the classroom. But as she was exposed to more and more of the curriculum, she realized something was missing.

All
parents have experienced it—the temper tantrum at the grocery store,
the tears on the first day of kindergarten. What if there was a way to
predict behavioral issues and anticipate intervention methods?